Music
Music is a universal language that you can become fluent in. Our program will help develop in you a keen appreciation of all periods of music and get you involved in the performing arts. If you’re a professional musician or continuing major, you can also take our classes as a training period. With a degree, you can transfer to a university and get qualified for careers as a teacher, professional musician, or personal instructor.
Start your career in music and get your music education at Sierra College! If you care about music and want a superior music education, Sierra College is the right choice. Here’s why:
The Music Department at Sierra College offers over 50 active courses, providing a lower division curriculum comparable to four year institutions. The Music Department has demanding and rewarding classes in theory, piano, voice, recording technology, commercial music, music history, music appreciation, jazz improvisation, rock and roll history, and jazz history, as well as offering students an opportunity to participate in our award winning performance ensembles including concert and chamber choir, instrumental and vocal jazz ensembles, jazz combos, and symphonic band and wind ensemble. Many performing opportunities await music students at Sierra College in the form of formal concerts, student recitals, community outreach events, and competitive and no-competitive festival participation.
Need more? Here are some additional reasons why you should study music at Sierra College:
- Classes are taught by passionate professors who care about their students and recognize individual student needs and learning styles.
- Our faculty includes accomplished professionals in their field who have a focus and commitment to teaching.
- Classes are rigorous. You will be challenged and prepared for the world and university level work when you are finished.
- Classes are transferrable to CSU and UC systems.
- Classes are affordable.
- Sierra offers high quality online classes.
- There are many on campus events and activities you can get involved in, plus we have a Music Club created and run by students!
- Our numerous campuses—Rocklin, Roseville, Grass Valley and Truckee, are all beautiful! Have you come to visit yet?
- And finally, our classes are FUN!
Mission Statement
It is the mission of the Music Department to provide for every level of student and community member an affordable and accessible musical education in an atmosphere that embraces academic excellence, diversity, and innovation. Whether students are interested in music career and technical training, transfer to a four year institution, or life long learning, the Music Department fosters a deeper awareness of the value that music plays in student and community life. Sierra College Music Department encourages students and community members alike to follow their musical passion by developing their musical skills thus making significant musical contributions to their lives and to their communities.
Music
A.A. or A.S. Degree
Our Music program is available to help you cultivate and master your talents. We have a wide range of styles and courses to choose from, including choir, piano, jazz, and ensemble. We teach music business, audio recording, music theory and MIDI, so you’re sure to find your field of interest.
Contact
- D 1 A
- 5000 Rocklin Rd.
Rocklin, CA 95677 -
M-Th: 8:00am - 5:30pm
F: 8:00am - 12:00pm
- gmclaughlin@sierracollege.edu
- (916) 660-8054
- (916) 630-4529
Raymond Ashton Part-time Faculty, Music
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- LR 113
- 5000 Rocklin Rd.
Rocklin, CA 95677
- rashton2@sierracollege.edu
- (916) 660-8000
- (916) 630-4529
Nancy Briggs Part-time Instructor, Music
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- LR 113
- 5000 Rocklin Rd.
Rocklin, CA 95677
- nbriggs@sierracollege.edu
- (916) 660-3818
- (916) 630-4529
William "Bill" Carmody Part-time Instructor, Music
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- LR 113
- 5000 Rocklin Rd.
Rocklin, CA 95677
- bcarmody@sierracollege.edu
- (916) 660-3780
- (916) 630-4529
Michelle Coder Part-time Instructor, Music
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- LR 113
- 5000 Rocklin Rd.
Rocklin, CA 95677
- mcoder@sierracollege.edu
- (916) 660-8000
- (916) 630-4529
Robert Johnson Part-time Instructor, Music
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- LR 113
- 5000 Rocklin Rd.
Rocklin, CA 95677
- rjohnson133@sierracollege.edu
- (916) 660-8000
- (916) 630-4529
Theresa Keene Part-time Instructor, Music
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- LR 113
- 5000 Rocklin Rd.
Rocklin, CA 95677
- kkeene@sierracollege.edu
- (916) 660-8000
- (916) 630-4529
Greg McLaughlin Instructor, Music
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- D 1 A
- 5000 Rocklin Rd.
Rocklin, CA 95677
- gmclaughlin@sierracollege.edu
- (916) 660-8054
Sarah McQueen-Cunningham Part-time Instructor
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- LR 113
- 5000 Rocklin Rd.
Rocklin, CA 95677
- scunningham@sierracollege.edu
- (916) 660-83544
- (916) 630-4529
Dorla Menmuir Part-time Instructor, Music
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- LR 113
- 5000 Rocklin Rd.
Rocklin, CA 95677
- dmenmuir@sierracollege.edu
- (916) 660-8000
- (916) 630-4529
Stephen Miller Part-time Instructor, Music
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- LR 113
- 5000 Rocklin Rd.
Rocklin, CA 95677
- stephenmiller@sierracollege.edu
- (916) 660-3527
- (916) 630-4529
Shelley Rink Part-time Instructor, Music
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- LR 113
- 5000 Rocklin Rd.
Rocklin, CA 95677
- srink@sierracollege.edu
- (916) 660-3661
- (916) 630-4529
Jane Stave-Viemeister Instructor, Music
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- D 2 A
- 5000 Rocklin Rd.
Rocklin, CA 95677
- jveimeister@sierracollege.edu
- (916) 660-8053
Brie Welch Part-time Instructor, Music
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- LR 113
- 5000 Rocklin Rd.
Rocklin, CA 95677
- bwelch1@sierracollege.edu
- (916) 660-8000
- (916) 630-4529
Robert Bonner Part-Time Faculty, Music
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- N1 111
- 250 Sierra College Dr.
Grass Valley, CA 95945
- rbonner1@sierracollege.edu
- (530) 274-5300
- (530) 274-5324
Elizabeth Mcallister Part-time Instrution, Nevada County Campus, Art
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- N1 111
- 250 Sierra College Dr.
Grass Valley, CA 95945
- emcallister2@sierracollege.edu
- (530) 274-5300
- (530) 274-5324